Corer, parer, and slicer.



'J. M. CARTER.

GORER, PARER, AND SLIGER. APPLIOATION FILED IAPE.9,1910.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

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JAMES M. CARTER, OF LABIMOBE, NORTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOMAURICE A. CARTER, OF LARIMORE, NORTH DAKOTA.

Application filed April 9, 1910.

Specification of Letters Patent.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES M. CARTER, citizen of the United States,residing at Larimore, in the county of Grand Forks and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corers,Parers, and Slicers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements inculinary appliances and relates particularly to an improved constructionof article which may be effectively used as a device for cutting thecores out of apples and for paring apples and for paring and slicingpotatoes or other vegetables.

The invention also aims to generally improve this class of devices andto provide a simple article of manufacture which may be cheaplyconstructed and which will be durable, and the invention consists incertain constructions and arrangements of the parts that I shallhereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordancewith my invention, a knife being shown connected thereto in dottedlines; Fig. 2 is a plan View of the device, one partbeing broken away;Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of a part of the device; and, Fig.1 is a similar View on the line l-t of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the letter A designates the body portion of myimproved coring, paring and slicing device, the same being preferablyconstructed out of sheet metal formed at one end with an elongated andtransversely curved portion 1 constituting the corer, an attenuatedopposite end portion 2 which is transversely curved and beveled on oneedge to form a guard in connection with a knife blade, a connectingportion 3 between the corer 1 and guard 2, said connecting portionhaving its opposite edges returned upon itself to form guide lugs 4 fora knife blade, and a laterally projecting Patented Feb. '7, 1911.

Serial No. 554,564.

extremity or arm 5, the ends of which are formed with spaced pintle ears(3. The cars 6 are curled over and are designed to hold a pintle orspindle 7, said pintle extending through the apertured laterallyextending ends 8 of a bar 9 which forms a guide loop for a knife blade.A cam latch 10 is mounted on the pintle 7 and held between the ends ofthe bar 9 by means of washers 11 or the like, said latch being formedwith a finger piece or handle 12 which is preferably curved, as shown,and which is also preferably formed with an opening or in the form of aring, so that any desired instrument may be inserted therein to open orclose the latch, if found necessary.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, the practical use of my device as an apple corer or the likewill be apparen In the use of the device as a parer or slicer, the knifeblade is inserted through the loop which is formed by the bar 9 and theninto engagement with the guide or retaining lug 4, the edge of the knifebeing located contiguous to the attenuated guard 2. The latch is thenturned so that its cam will engage the knife blade and hold the samesecurely in place for the slicing or paring operations.

It is obvious that the parts of the device may be very cheaply made, thebody portion being stamped and shaped out of sheet metal and that theparts may be readily manufactured and not liable to get out of order inservice. As the knife which is used in connection with the device is notpermanently connected thereto, the knife may be useful for otherpurposes, which is, of course, an advantage.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The herein described culinary device, comprising a body portionformed with an attenuated guard, spaced retaining lugs at one end of theguard, a laterally projecting arm at the opposite end of the guard, aloop connected to the arm, and means coacting with the loop for clampinga knife blade therein.

2. A culinary device, comprising a body portion embodying an attenuatedblade uard, the body portion being formed at one end of the blade guardwith spaced retaining lugs and at the opposite end of said guard with alaterally projecting arm, a loop carried by said arm, and a latchcarried by said arm for clamping a knife blade therein.

3. A culinary device, comprising a body 5 portion embodying a bladeguard, the body portion being formed at one end of the blade guard withspaced retaining lugs and at its opposite end with a laterallyprojecting arm, the arm being provided with spaced 1o pintle ears, apintle held in said ears, a bar formed wit-h angularly disposed endsmounted on said pintle between the ears, and a cam latch mounted on thepintle between the ends of the bar.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature 15 in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES M. CARTER. [L.S.] Witnesses:

O. A. HAZEN, FRANK J. VAN FLEET.

